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Ohio K–6 dance standards

Ohio writes its own dance standards. They are published as Ohio Fine Arts: Dance (2024-), adopted 2024 and are not a version of a national framework. 69 of 86 are matched to a national standard.

Framework
Ohio Fine Arts: Dance (2024-)
Adopted
2024
Source last checked
July 26, 2026
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86 standards, kindergarten through 6th grade

  • K.1COK
    Recognize dance as a tool for healthy living.
  • K.1CRK
    Explore movement with basic elements of dance.
  • K.1PEK
    Move safely within personal and general space.
  • K.1REK
    Describe how movements can express feelings.
  • K.2COK
    Explore dance forms from various cultures.
  • K.2CRK
    Explore ways to use imagination when engaged in dancing.
  • K.2PEK
    Demonstrate basic elements of dance.
  • K.2REK
    With prompting and support, demonstrate and discuss how to respond to dance as an audience member.
  • K.3CRK
    Play creatively with rhythm games.
  • K.3PEK
    Collaborate with others to make decisions during a dance activity.
  • K.3REK
    Observe and respond to movements in a dance using words, pictures, or movements.
  • 1.1CO1
    Recognize and discuss why dance is a healthy activity.
  • 1.1CR1
    Explore and experiment with locomotor and non-locomotor movements using changes in body shape, time, space, and movement quality.
  • 1.1PE1
    Demonstrate awareness of moving safely within personal and general space.
  • 1.1RE1
    Describe how movement and shapes communicate feelings.
  • 1.2CO1
    Learn developmentally appropriate cultural dances.
  • 1.2CR1
    Explore structured improvisations and movement phrases within a central theme.
  • 1.2PE1
    Demonstrate and use basic elements of dance.
  • 1.2RE1
    Demonstrate and discuss how to respond to dance as an audience member.
  • 1.3CR1
    Explore and combine rhythmic play during movement studies.
  • 1.3PE1
    Cooperate with others to make decisions during a dance activity.
  • 1.3RE1
    Discuss the meaning of specific dances.
  • 2.1CO2
    Recognize and discuss how dance is an avenue for physical fitness.
  • 2.1CR2
    Explore and experiment with basic locomotor and non-locomotor movement patterns using changes in time, space, body shape, and movement quality to construct and express personal meaning.
  • 2.1PE2
    Demonstrate kinesthetic awareness, self-direction, and safe practices when improvising and performing.
  • 2.1RE2
    Describe different ways movements shaped into dance depict feelings and emotions.
  • 2.2CO2
    Observe, learn, and explore dance forms from various cultures.
  • 2.2CR2
    Create and perform a memorized movement phrase with a clear beginning, middle, and end.
  • 2.2PE2
    Name and use basic elements of dance and movement vocabulary when exploring, making, and describing dance.
  • 2.2RE2
    Consistently demonstrate and discuss how to respond to dance as an audience member.
  • 2.3CR2
    Explore dance vocabulary and basic choreographic devices and structures using a range of music genres.
  • 2.3PE2
    Collaborate with peers to create movement studies and informal dances.
  • 2.3RE2
    Share preferences and create responses for observed dance performances.
  • 3.1CO3
    Describe why safe practices are important for participation in dance.
  • 3.1CR3
    Improvise and create movements that reflect an understanding of themes from a range of sources, including other content areas.
  • 3.1PE3
    Demonstrate kinesthetic awareness, self-direction, and safe practices when improvising and performing.
  • 3.1RE3
    Describe the relationship between music and movement in creating meaning for dances performed or observed.
  • 3.2CO3
    Recognize and describe the role of dance in life and community.
  • 3.2CR3
    Improvise, create, and perform dances in response to movement prompts.
  • 3.2PE3
    Develop an understanding of elements of dance and movement vocabulary when exploring, creating, and describing dance.
  • 3.2RE3
    Demonstrate appropriate audience etiquette.
  • 3.3CR3
    Explore dance vocabulary and choreographic devices using a range of music genres.
  • 3.3PE3
    Demonstrate shared responsibility for collaboration with peers to create original movement studies and dances.
  • 3.3RE3
    Reflect and share personal reactions to viewing dances.
  • 3.4CR3
    Recognize how current media and the latest technologies increase opportunities for how dance is viewed worldwide.
  • 3.5CR3
    Observe and give feedback to peer-created dances using creative problem-solving strategies.
  • 4.1CO4
    Demonstrate safety while creating and performing.
  • 4.1CR4
    Improvise and create movements that reflect an understanding of themes from a range of sources, including other content areas.
  • 4.1PE4
    Demonstrate kinesthetic awareness and safe practices when performing developmentally appropriate movements and sequences.
  • 4.1RE4
    Describe the relationship between music and movement in creating meaning for dances performed or observed.
  • 4.2CO4
    Recognize and describe features of dance and how cultural values are represented.
  • 4.2CR4
    Invent multiple solutions to movement prompts, improvisations, and dance compositions.
  • 4.2PE4
    Develop an increasing understanding of the elements of dance and movement vocabulary when exploring, creating, and describing dance.
  • 4.2RE4
    Demonstrate appropriate audience etiquette.
  • 4.3CR4
    Apply and combine the elements of dance to express ideas, feelings, moods, and personal narratives.
  • 4.3PE4
    Demonstrate leadership when working alone, with partners, and in small groups to improvise and solve movement problems.
  • 4.3RE4
    Defend personal reactions to an observed dance performance.
  • 4.4CR4
    Recognize how current media and the latest technologies increase opportunities for how dance is created and viewed worldwide.
  • 4.5CR4
    Observe the dances created by peers and identify creative problem-solving strategies using dance concepts and vocabulary.
  • 5.1CO5
    Demonstrate safe practices and dance wellness strategies when warming up and dancing.
  • 5.1CR5
    Use formal and informal movement studies during choreography and improvisation.
  • 5.1PE5
    Demonstrate strength and flexibility when performing movements with clarity, focus, and kinesthetic awareness.
  • 5.1RE5
    Describe the relationship between production elements, music, and movement in creating meaning for dances performed or observed.
  • 5.2CO5
    Recognize and describe features of dance forms and how they represent historical and cultural contexts.
  • 5.2CR5
    Create, refine, and perform dances based on concepts and issues drawn from historical and contemporary times.
  • 5.2PE5
    Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of dance and movement vocabulary when exploring, creating, and describing dance.
  • 5.2RE5
    Demonstrate appropriate audience etiquette.
  • 5.3CR5
    Apply and combine the elements of dance to express ideas, feelings, moods, and personal narratives.
  • 5.3PE5
    Demonstrate leadership when working alone, with partners, and in small groups, to improvise and solve movement problems.
  • 5.3RE5
    Analyze how personal reactions to dances viewed relate to movement preference.
  • 5.4CR5
    Recognize how current media and the latest technologies increase opportunities for how dance is created and viewed worldwide.
  • 5.5CR5
    Observe the dances created by peers and identify creative problem-solving strategies using dance concepts and vocabulary.
  • 6.1CO6
    Apply basic anatomical principles and nutrition to promote safety, self-regulation, and dance wellness strategies.
  • 6.1CR6
    Create movement studies with clear intent and attention to elements of dance, choreographic devices, and choreographic structures to develop a dance study that supports an artistic intent.
  • 6.1PE6
    Demonstrate movement phrases with clarity, focus, alignment, strength, flexibility, coordination, skill, and kinesthetic awareness.
  • 6.1RE6
    Recognize and articulate the relationship between production elements, music, and movement in creating meaning for dances performed or observed.
  • 6.2CO6
    Identify ways past and current events impact dance and dance development.
  • 6.2CR6
    Create a movement study using stimuli (music, observed dance, literary forms, notation, natural phenomena, personal experience).
  • 6.2PE6
    Demonstrate awareness of the body as it moves in relation to the elements of dance.
  • 6.2RE6
    Recognize appropriate audience etiquette during class, rehearsal, and performance.
  • 6.3CR6
    Identify the movement vocabulary for contrasting genres to transfer ideas into choreography.
  • 6.3PE6
    Demonstrate leadership when working alone, with partners, and in small groups.
  • 6.3RE6
    Observe the movement characteristics or qualities in a specific dance genre and make connections to attitudes and movement preferences.
  • 6.4CR6
    Explore technology, including new media, to create, record. or explore dance in conventional and innovative ways.
  • 6.4PE6
    Demonstrate technical dance skills (alignment, coordination, balance, core support, kinesthetic awareness, clarity of movement).
  • 6.5CR6
    Explore possible movement revisions based on collaborative feedback.

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